Retro games consoles and their future worth

Morning guys and girls,

I have a mega drive with ten games and a boxed up n64 (no games). Currently I don't think they are worth a great deal but I was wondering what they would be worth in the next few years. Are they likely to go up in value by much? I also have a GameCube which I also want to keep hold of until it's retro.

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I know a guy who often buys consoles and keeps them in the original box to sell years later. He's made some decent profit from it, like selling for twice what he paid for. He's also always looking for promos and store discounts, so buys them new at a reduced price and even if he sells them right away he can still make a profit.

I'm not so sure it'll work that well if the console is actually used, it's no longer much of a collectable.

It'll always be a niche market anyway and it can take a while before a buyer for this kind of item comes around. Especially nowadays that most kids are too young to even know what a Mega Drive is (let alone a Spectrum or Atari) and can play more advanced games than that on their phones.

I got the Starpath supercharger cassette unit too plus all 10 Starpath games

I collect 5200 & 7800 games as well but the library was quite limited due to the downfall of the Atari scene. Notable games here are Bounty Bob strikes back for the 5200, cost me £300 & Tank command for the 7800 costing £40I've multiple machines all boxed - 2600 woody, darth, slim, 5200, 7800.